Most (including me) just roll over because the ends doesn't justify the means.In this pandemic it'll probably be like pushing a rope uphill.

You want your agent to test the waters gently with the COVID discount and see if the seller is ready to do something.

If an investor who sold a capital asset planned to roll over the gain into an Opportunity Fund and the 180-day deadline to do so falls between April 1 and July 15, 2020, he or she can make the investment as late as July 15.Also, sole proprietors who pay quarterly estimated taxes now have until July 15 to file their second quarter payment.

I was wondering if it’s a good idea to roll the money from the sale into a down payment for a rental out here.

We 1099 our team and are in the process of proving our 12 month rolling costs.

There are so many unknowns right now and if the hysteria over the virus drags on for months and this really does permanently change our way of life (I'm skeptical) with more permanent levels of social distancing or rolling lockdowns or who knows what, you might never see the restaurant industry recover, many types of office space might become obsolete, retail may move almost completely online.

I would love to make connections and get the ball rolling

Make sure when you are running your cashflow numbers you don't double count your taxes and insurance (which typically get rolled in/assumed/escrowed in typical mortgage calculators on line. 

I’m more focused on building relationships with people I can do continued business with, which is why I’m planning to solely work with real estate professionals.Obviously all of this will be tested in real life and I’m assuming there will be a ton of changes, but like I said right now I’m trying to better define my mental model of what kind of business I’ll have.

Do some stress testing to see how likely losing money would be.